Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Beyond Borders

For this week’s group project, the Clear and Simple Stamps design team is showing off creative uses of border stamps and dies. At the Craft and Hobby Association's winter trade show last month, it was clear that arrows were a big trend. For my take on the challenge, I came up with a way to use one of CSS’s new border stamps to create an arrow image.

I used one of the borders from the Air Mail set to form part of the arrow. I inked part of the image in red ink, then stamped it on a white panel at an angle. I used a ruler and a fine-tipped black pen to draw a line extending out from the stamped image, then added a red heart, die cut with one of the dies from the Shapes: Heart set, to the end of the line to form the point of the arrow. The “I love you” sentiment from the Love Cupid set is stamped underneath the pointy end of the arrow.

I matted the panel on black cardstock, the set it on a red card base. To accent it, I added a pair of Favor Flag die cuts extending out from the bottom edge of the panel and topped them with a red baker’s twine tied button.

For more inspiration using border stamps and dies, check out what the rest of the CSS team has created. Here’s where to find them: